Detroit- General motors At a Canadian plant, its all -electric bright drop drop is cutting the production of delivery van and will disabling this facility in most parts of this year.
The plant will be reduced by two shifts in one shift after starting for about 20 weeks by October next month. Before the long shutdown, the battery pack assembly at the plant will also be less for two weeks.
Detroit Automaker confirmed his CAMI assembly plant plans in Ontario on Friday, saying that these decisions were not related to President Donald Trump’s taxes.
“This adjustment is related to directly responding to market demand and re -balanced the inventory, GM said in an email statement. Bright drop and EV battery assembly production will remain in CAMI.”
Lana Pain, president of the Union Union of Canada, who represents workers at the plant, described these measures as “Anjarsol and hundreds of working families in the surrounding region who rely on the plant.
“General Motors must do everything in their power to reduce job waste during this misery, and every level of government will have to take steps to help Canadian auto workers and Canadian products.” He said in a release.
GM launched its bright drop van in 2023 as a full -fledged subsidiary in 2021 before joining the company’s fleet business. Then in 2024, he added the bright drop to his chewlet brand.
GM had more expectations of making lumin drop in one New, profitable growth business For the automaker, but sales and revenue do not meet the company’s initial expectations.
Was expected Billion produce 1 billion In revenue in 2023. GM refuses to disclose the revenue of the bright drop, but it is unlikely to achieve the target.
In 2023 and 2024, the automatic maker only sold about 2,000 power vans, according to his sales reports.
The useless plans come after a week after another Detrust Free Press Report That hundreds of bright drop vehicles were lining in a storage lot in Michigan’s flight.
Uniform said when GM has indicated that it is committed to facilitate CAMI, with the upgrade of the 2026 model year, uncertainty remains uncertain without domestic support and access to the proper market in the future, ” Referring to Trump’s rates.
“The fact is that the US industry is creating turmoil. Rejecting Trump’s short -looking taxes and EV technology is interrupting investment and freezing future order estimates.” “This is creating an opening work for China and other foreign car makers to dominate the global EV market, while the North American industry is at risk of falling.”
